Park offers archery target shooting program

State Park offers archery target shooting program (Joel Angel Juarez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People practice proper shooting arrows during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Raquel Adams, left, and Vanessa Moreno, right, retrieve arrows during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Travis Isennock, 12, from left, Kim Isennock, Raquel Adams and Reena Franze sit as they listen to instructions during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Andrew Greenman, 10, and Edie Duncan practice during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Andrew Greenman, 10, and Edie Duncan retrieve arrows during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Park Interpreter David Low demonstrates a proper shooting position during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Park Interpreter David Low helps student Xiomara Welsch with a proper shooting position during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Vanessa Moreno, left, and Leesa Osborn, right, grab archery bows during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Andrew Greenman, 10, and Raquel Adams practice during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Elise Castro, 15, watches as Park Interpreter David Low demonstrates a proper shooting position to Reena Franze during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park in Blue Diamond near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Reena Franze practices during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Vanessa Moreno, left, and Mario Moreno, right, retrieve arrows during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Park Interpreter David Low leads an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Raquel Adams retrieves arrows during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Edie Duncan cheers after a shooting an arrow on target during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Edie Duncan prepares to shoot an arrow during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Andrew Greenman, 10, stands on the shooting line during an archery target shooting program at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond on Aug. 25, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

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